not such great as awaited !!!!! yet to achieve the benchmark
User Rating: 7.5 | Mercenaries 2: World in Flames PC
"Mercenaries 2: World in Flames" is pure textbook - prettier, more technologically robust and grander in all expected ways, but philosophically unchanged. Venezuela's mix of jungles, rivers and urban cityscapes provide a welcome upgrade over North Korea's murky sameness, and Pandemic places greater importance on telling a story rather than simply providing targets to pick off. But the elements that made the first game such a hit - ridiculous riches of firepower, some humor and total freedom in leveling your surroundings and choosing your alliances to your satisfaction - remains "Flames'" primary selling point.
That all said, it's hard not to recommend "Flames" to anyone who counted "Mercenaries" among their favorite games of last generation. The game's shortcomings are disappointing and by no means worth glossing over, but "Flames" still offers that special combination of freedom and firepower that no other series quite has, and the inherent fun factor remains potent enough to offset whatever frustration these issues bring forth. 
